Hacker News with Generative AI: USA

Biden warns 'dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in farewell address (bbc.com)
Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a "dangerous" oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end.
Politics, USA, Oligarchy, Farewell Address
8 points by SanjayMehta 2 days ago | 6 comments
16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck. Now the US one is 50%> (threadreaderapp.com)
I'm German. 16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck. Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined. Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵:
Economics, Europe, USA, Comparison
7 points by frizlab 4 days ago | 10 comments
Tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump (theregister.com)
We all know the US's incoming president, Donald Trump, has gone off-script in a way that is almost comical. Gulf of America? Make Greenland great again? Taking over the Panama Canal?
Politics, Donald Trump, Technology, USA
10 points by CrankyBear 5 days ago | 1 comments
New Huawei Headquarters Glass Dome Copyright Infringement Dispute (crowndome.com)
The USA trade war with China is one of the most discussed issues today in the press. I have my own story to tell about my experience in protecting my intellectual property and the integrity of my original artworks. Here we go... A practical study of copyright infringement of a Canadian glass artist
Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, China, USA, Art
34 points by amarcheschi 10 days ago | 30 comments
Trump declines to rule out using military to control Greenland, Panama Canal (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump refused to say that he would not use military or economic measures to bring the Panama Canal and the island of Greenland under US control.
Politics, International Relations, Military, Geopolitics, USA
45 points by kasperni 10 days ago | 32 comments
Yeah, America can still build stuff (jabberwocking.com)
Marc Dunkelman has a new book coming out next month called Why Nothing Works. His thesis is that America once did big things but now seems stuck—and much of it is the fault of progressives:
Politics, USA, Social Commentary, Book Reviews
28 points by leotravis10 10 days ago | 25 comments
US treasury's workstations breached in cyber-attack by China – report (theguardian.com)
A Chinese state-sponsored actor broke into the US treasury department earlier this month and stole documents from its workstations, according to a letter to lawmakers that was provided to Reuters on Monday.
Cybersecurity, Government, China, USA
11 points by 1a527dd5 18 days ago | 2 comments
Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals (ft.com)
America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
Economy, USA, International Relations
481 points by kvee 45 days ago | 2210 comments
Hetzner raises prices while significantly lowering bandwidth (US) (adriano.fyi)
This morning I received an email from Hetzner stating that they are raising prices in the US while significantly reducing bandwidth.
Cloud Hosting, Pricing, Bandwidth, Hetzner, USA
297 points by acaloiar 50 days ago | 4 comments
Hetzner - New tariff structure for Cloud servers and Load balancers in the USA (ycombinator.com)
Starting on 1 December 2024, 01:00 am CET, we will begin charging new prices for newly-created Cloud servers and introduce new amounts for included traffic for Cloud Servers and Load balancers at the US locations in Ashburn (ASH) and Hillsboro (HIL). This also applies to existing Cloud servers and Load balancers that are switched to a different tariff using the “Rescale” function.
Cloud Computing, Pricing, Data Centers, USA, Server Management
89 points by Aeolun 51 days ago | 4 comments
Brendan Carr Makes It Clear That He's Eager to Be America's Top Censor (techdirt.com)
When Donald Trump announced that he was appointing current FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to be the next chair of the FCC, it was no surprise. Nor was it a surprise that Trump tried to play up that Carr was a “warrior for free speech.”
Politics, Censorship, Free Speech, USA
38 points by coloneltcb 51 days ago | 83 comments
Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard are coming for the spooks (economist.com)
Politics, USA, Intelligence
7 points by tromp 53 days ago | 3 comments
Russia gave US the sonar signature of Yasen-class Kazan submarine (bulgarianmilitary.com)
After the Russian Yasen-class submarine [Kazan] showed up in Cuba, and the euphoria of “how close we are to the USA”, Russian experts began to realize that joy was turning to sadness. The Russian site Top War calls this a major mistake, saying, “Americans are already laughing at us.” 
Military, Russia, USA, Submarines
3 points by prmph 54 days ago | 0 comments
China Wiretaps Americans in 'Worst Hack in Our Nation's History' (gizmodo.com)
Hackers for the Chinese government were able to deeply penetrate U.S. telecommunications infrastructure in ways that President Joe Biden’s administration hasn’t yet acknowledged, according to new reports from the Washington Post and New York Times.
Cybersecurity, China, Government, Hacking, USA
12 points by belter 56 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese phone hackers 'had access to every call in the US' (thetimes.com)
Cybersecurity, Hacking, China, Surveillance, USA
17 points by jc_811 56 days ago | 2 comments
India's Moon orbiter moved to dodge Korean and USA craft (theregister.com)
The Indian Space Research Organisation revealed late last week that its Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter has twice maneuvered to avoid potential collisions with similar craft.
Space Exploration, India, Satellites, Korea, USA
10 points by thunderbong 57 days ago | 1 comments
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023 (cnn.com)
Demographics, Fertility, USA, Population
40 points by paulpauper 63 days ago | 127 comments
And now we see what is possible (geohot.github.io)
Every 70 years America goes through a revolutionary transition. Washington, Lincoln, FDR, now?
Politics, History, USA
19 points by lawrencechen 72 days ago | 24 comments
A Prescription for Fixing the US Healthcare System (conversableeconomist.com)
Among the major issues not being discussed in the US presidential campaign are those facing the US healthcare system. The two main concerns are well-known.
Healthcare, Politics, USA
11 points by paulpauper 76 days ago | 12 comments
Crossing the USA by Train (blinry.org)
Today, I get to start a train trip I’ve always wanted to do: Going from New York to San Francisco!!
Travel, USA, Trains
355 points by chmaynard 83 days ago | 427 comments
California is torn between clashing Anglo traditions? (unherd.com)
The more time you spend in California, the less sense its politics make. It’s progressive, of course. But the style of progressivism in the West Coast is distinct from that in the East, in roughly the same way that Silicon Valley-style capitalism differs from the Wall Street variety. The West Coast species is the cowboy version: more rebellious, less civilised, and also completely incoherent.
Politics, Culture, California, USA
73 points by youcould 83 days ago | 98 comments
Biden's Executive Order 14071 is behind the Linux Russian programmers ban [video] (youtube.com)
Politics, Cybersecurity, Software, Russia, USA
22 points by fuoqi 86 days ago | 3 comments
U.S. border surveillance towers have always been broken (eff.org)
A new bombshell scoop from NBC News revealed an internal U.S. Border Patrol memo claiming that 30 percent of camera towers that compose the agency's "Remote Video Surveillance System" (RVSS) program are broken.
Surveillance, Government, Technology, USA, Border Security
127 points by gslin 88 days ago | 139 comments
Show HN: US visa price calculator (O-1A, O-1B, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW) (tukki.ai)
How much will my visa or green card cost?
Immigration, Visas, USA, Tools
13 points by svasilev 93 days ago | 0 comments
America's Loneliest Roads, Mapped (geotab.com)
What’s the least-traveled route in America? Find the quietest routes in your state and get ready to hit the open road.
Travel, Maps, USA, Road Trips
6 points by BudaDude 93 days ago | 2 comments
Sports Betting Will Do to America What It's Done to Australia (jacobin.com)
Australia is the canary in the coal mine for sports betting, and Americans should pay attention to the destruction the industry has caused.
Sports Betting, Australia, Social Impact, Gambling, USA
6 points by PaulHoule 101 days ago | 0 comments
US antitrust case against Amazon to move forward (reuters.com)
Antitrust, Amazon, Business, Law, USA
444 points by christhecaribou 102 days ago | 221 comments
US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January (bbc.com)
The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue.
Labor Unions, Strikes, Shipping, USA
9 points by ethbr1 106 days ago | 14 comments
More than 100M Americans' private information leaked in data breach (dailymail.co.uk)
Nearly one third of the population of the United States appears to have had its private information leaked in a security lapse by a large background check company.
Data Breaches, Security, Privacy, USA
13 points by LinuxBender 116 days ago | 7 comments
Italian DC fast charger maker Alpitronic enters the US market (electrek.co)
Electrek‘s Seth Weintraub went to Alpitronic America’s new HQ to speak with CEO Mike Doucleff about its plans to roll out its ultra-fast chargers across the US.
Electric Vehicles, Charging Infrastructure, Business, USA
3 points by peutetre 119 days ago | 0 comments